Bugs That Bite

[deejah]

i know mosquitos, ants, bed bugs

but then there are things i can not see so well

it hurts and

itches but not for as long

as an ant bite and

not as short as a mosquito bite

wt!

[BambinA]

do you have any pet?

if so, concern about mites

[Farma]

If you've been near a beach around dawn or dusk it could be sandflies.

[bina]

that is a great great website for bugs.... it should be pinned somewhere in the petvet section actually....

[gusG]

Could also be an allergy to something in the air.Before I came to Thailand I never had any problems with anything although my brother did (had allergies to everything).When I first came I'd get something like very sharp and quick insect bite as if someone gave me a prick with a very sharp needle.I'd give it rub or a scratch and the area would come up in red rash. It still happens occasionally and I take a anti-histamine for it.

[gusG]

that is a great great website for bugs.... it should be pinned somewhere in the petvet section actually....

What? is a great website for bugs,I can't see any links,or am I missing something?

[Farma]

gusG I think bina is refering to this link I posted in another topic. http://www.thaibugs.com/thaibugs.htm

[bina]

yep... but too bad not in thai also...

[gusG]

OK thanks I've already got that bookmarked, but I couldn't see where the reference was in this thread .Cheers

[motoyen]

I seem to be attacked by the same bug. 9 bites in the last two days I can't find a single mosquito in my place. I checked all my screens and they're all tight. The bites are causing the area to swell up as well. Is it some crazy Thai invisible mosquito?

[deejah]

well i know for one

there is a little brownish greenish redish (not sure a thai pointed one out on the bed once) bug very hard to see and it bites

this could be the cultprit

i supect there are more

i would love to get them under control but i dont know how

one thai told me there are bugs that come out and bite after the rain

gus

do the antihistamines help?

cause that sounds a lot like what i experieced

i doubt its airborne pollution

i suspect a small insect

however an antihistamine might help the allergic reaction

most antihistamines can make one drowsey

i know when i scratch it it can turn into a nasty rash with red spots

maybe even if i dont

i think the ants often bite not once but a few times leaving a number of welts that last for days

mosquitos seem tame compared to these other bugs

mosq bites go away quickly for me